Quinoa
SpeciesStaple and Field Crops
A pseudocereal crop grown for its edible seeds
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Quinoa
- Staple and Field Crops
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a flowering annual in the amaranth family, cultivated mainly for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal related botanically to spinach and amaranth, rather than a grass. Originating in the Andean region of northwestern South America, it has spread to cultivation in more than 70 countries. Increased production and monoculture, together with climate change in its native region, have created production and environmental challenges.
- Scientific name
- Chenopodium quinoa
- Plant type
- Herbaceous annual
- Origin
- Andean region of northwestern South America
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Quinoa (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q139925
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By User:MarkusHagenlocher. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUser:MarkusHagenlocher, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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